Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaClinical Ultrasound Applications in Medical Practice
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,
Head instructor
Lc. Javier ESQUIROL - jesquirol@uic.es
Office hours
Dr. Xavier Esquirol Puig puig1991@mac.com
The main objective of this subject is:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
CE1 - General management of portable ultrasound equipment and know the fundamentals of imaging in the different modes of ultrasound.
CE2 - Introduction to Clinical Echocardiography (Basic Echocardiography). Main plans and windows. Identification of cavities and structures.
• CE2.1 - Basic echocardiographic assessment: left ventricular systolic and diastolic function, pericardial effusion, measurement of the left atrium, estimation of ventricular hypertrophy, right ventricular function and pulmonary hypertension, approach to the patient with valvulopathy.
• CE2.2 - Usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with heart failure.
CE3 - Thoracic ultrasound. Main artifacts Identification of pleura and diaphragm. Relationship of the lung with other noble structures, supra and infradiaphragmatic, from the ecoclinical point of view.
• CE3.1 - Ultrasonic differences between pleural effusion, atelectasis, empyema, lung abscess. Pathognomonic signs of pneumothorax.
• CE3.2 - Ultrasound characteristics of pneumonia. Pulmonary condensation, hepatization Alveolo-interstitial syndrome and bronchioloalveolar space occupation.
• CE3.3 - Thyroid. Structure and its relation to the upper airway and large vessels of the neck.
CE4 - Ultrasound of the different peripheral vascular territories. "Trigger" areas where pathological defects must be sought.
• CE4.1 - Usefulness of ultrasound in the patient with suspected thromboembolic disease: deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
• CE4.2 - Speeds and flows in arterial circulation.
CE5 - Identification of large vessels. Aorta and Cava.
• CE5.1 - Diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• CE5.2 - Diameter of the Lower Vena Cava, variability with respiratory movements and interpretation of the vollemia and need for fluid supply. Jugular veins.
• CE5.3 - Usefulness of ultrasound in the assessment of patients with hypotension and shock.
CE6 - Liver and gallbladder. Location and morphology of the bile duct. Spleen, structure and its relationship with pleura, aorta and kidney. Urinary bladder and kidneys. Douglas, seminal vesicles, prostate and uterus.
• CE6.1 - Evaluation of the gallbladder and bile duct: cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, cholestasis.
• CE6.3 - Rapid diagnosis of acute hydronephrosis and acute urine retention. Ultrasound assessment of the patient with acute renal failure.
CE7 - Eco-Fast. Structures to identify for a correct orientation of the critical patient.
• CE7.2 - Basic areas and location points for a correct interpretation in a minimum and adequate time.
CE8 - Brief introduction to basic interventional ultrasound.
• CE8.1 - Differences between the transverse and longitudinal approach.
• CE8.2 - Vascular, pleural, abdominal and pericardial approach.